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Our mission is to showcase the very best organic treats and hand crafted, pet friendly dog accessories from local dog bakeries and artisans. We proudly promote small businesses out there making a difference in the dog and pet owner community.
As an advocate for your dog’s happiness and good health, we will always…
1. …have a panel of taste testers to test all of our products first before we offer them here at Sammy’s Gourmet. We want to make sure our baked goods are delicious for all of our consumers!
2. …be very sensitive to your dogs’ health and allergies. Health and wellness are very important to us. If your dog has an allergy or illness, we will take special note of it in their file.
3. …make sure that all of our bakeries are using the best quality, human grade ingredients. Only organic treats with no fillers or preservatives are sold in our store.
4. …adhere to offering the highest quality customer service. We will answer every email and question that you send us. And if we do not know something, we will seek out the answers for you.
5. …make sure that all accessories are made in the USA, are eco friendly, and are made with 100% animal friendly dyes and fillers.
At Sammy’s Gourmet, we will always keep in mind the most important person in your life: your dog!
About the Inspiration Behind Sammy’s Gourmet
In mid 2008, Sammy’s old age was starting to get the best of her. Sick with Alzheimer’s and Pancreatitis, she was losing weight and was also in constant pain. Finding a meal that would keep her failing energy up, yet was low in fat content was a mission in onto itself, and often Sammy was disinterested in the processed foods she was given.
That is until her owner, frustrated with the food search and not finding anything on the market that Sammy liked, started cooking her meals right out of her kitchen, with a formula approved by her veterinarian.
Suddenly, Sammy perked up at the home cooked meal. And twice a day, she ate a combination of brown rice and ground chicken, with slightly steamed broccoli or cauliflower. Sometimes she’d want ground turkey instead of chicken. And occasionally, she’d ask for her favorite: raw green bell peppers that were cold and crunchy on her gums.
Her weight came back. Her energy. And with her meals, she took a supplement powder filled with vitamins, minerals, and enzymes specifically made for dogs. And soon enough, her allergies disappeared. Her itchy skin, a common ailment of Border Collies, was no more.
She ate like this for a whole year, being hand fed and loved by her owner, until she passed away on June 16, 2009, with more good days under her belt than bad.
About the Entrepreneur
Claire Staffa is the owner of Sammy’s Gourmet and a true dog lover, having had raised 4 four-legged kids with her husband instead of two-legged for the last 17 years. She’s a big proponent of organic dog treats and homemade meals for canines everywhere, and is on a mission to show the world that you don’t have to feed your beloved animals processed dog food from the pet store. You have a choice.
A bold entrepreneur and community oriented individual, she started Sammy’s Gourmet in January 2010 and hasn’t looked back since, embracing social media within a few weeks time and doing what she loves the most: working with dogs and supporting local entrepreneurs like herself.
When not running Sammy’s Gourmet, you can often find Claire spending quality time with her two “kids”, Cooper and Moss, her two Border Collies rescues from the BC Rescue of California.
You can find Claire on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, tweeting and chatting it up with the dog community. Or visit Sammy’s Gourmet’s official blog, where she talks about dog health tips, nutritional facts, pet care, and everything else canine related.
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